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THE ANDREA DORIA TRAGEDY HAPPENED 57 YEARS AGO. Social History and Cruise History. Looking back to July 25, 1956. The 57th Memorial Anniversary of the sinking of the Andrea Doria. The first SOS reached the Coast Guard station in East Moriches, Long Island, and an armada of ships were dispatched to rescue more than 700 passengers. Struck in the side, ... Read More »